The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1887-05-06
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER,
WASHINGTON, d. c., May Ash, 1889

The beautiful Capital Of the ,'aiies .ata-
is beginning TO bloom Iow mad in ou week
it will be in all its glory Of ycsr.al al ire, Il
is well that ii does, for good rrrr .sent,,ti n
of lhe Nation will hehere during . e ncy, few
weeks and the city wants 10 io"i. lis h.ve}ir.t.
The streets are being swept, ilT lawns trim
med, the fountains sparkle il, the srt shine.
and the parerres begin 10 blaze with natures
brightest hues.
Washington will be nothing if not lively
during the month, rf May. The Grand r.,
campment Of the Salvation Army sopancl
the din on the LIST. Then Patti took up lhe |
strain with admission fee to the Grand Stan,!
ranging from ten dollars upward. Almost
simultaneously the flyers of the Jockey Club
and Forepaugh's Circus will make no end 20
home runs al the race track ana athletic pl!l,
respectively, and about tie time these racke $
weary an entertainment will be in order, ,
which, fortunately for pockets, is free to all.
This will be the dedication Of the Garfield |
statue by the Army OF the Cumberland, with |
procession. music, and an Grafton by the late
speaker keifer, who by special permission ut
the High Custodian OF political copaes, las
been resnsitaed for his occasion orly. FOR 4
period not to exceed twenty minutes. Then |
there will be side shows in abundance, League |
championship games, conventions, reunions,
visit from tie Queen Of the Sandwich Islands |
and from a hundred Of Two thousand Am"r- |
can s0velegns, and t'len will come the "!owr- |
81,
tional Drill, lasting for more than Il week
and eliminating IN a grand final pageant on |
Decoration day.
The wol X of fencing i'll The Drill field is go |
ing on any everything will he in readiness in
due time. The pnclosnrf is ! $50 feet in diam |
e;er, and the grand stand viii be 20 arranged |
as to enable spectators 10 ste the entire field |
and all the peri ormanceS. FOR tle camp, 80
tents have been engaged and some of t, Wis |
ting companies will bring tleir own telts.-
At Qne eetfsi.,ity of the Drill gtound rano-
rama of the famous h;;!tie between ihe M.r-
rimac Monitor in Hampton Roads will be |
erected. which will be a or; realistic exllibi- |
ton Of this encounter. It will b. in full view |
of the grand sta.d, 4nd VII! torsn one of the
attraction each hight.
General AuanF has been appointed 20 tie
command of the National Driil camp. He is |
Il fine, soldierly looking officer, who lives quiz
city with his family in Georgetown. 1t was
sxpecie.. that man of national reputation
would be appointed 10 this position, for the
reason that it is national affair crowds of
cit f-O,,, ,ll ,-- e
the county. and j was supposed Il at all The
arrangements wQ1ld te as national as possible
In characte Still it was no Easy matter TO
find inst snah coinmandant who had satti
cient leisure 10 give The mai Gr tia necessary
attention at this time General Anger, being
on the retired list, can devote himself eXcu-
sively 10 his duties, and it is thought, vii!
prove satisfactory in other ways He was We
ry mich s.stitisd by the honor conferred al
on him. it present il SEEMS IS i, all That viii
be necessary to make the event success tu in
every paitcil n Is that those who furnish the
weather for MS will suppress everything akin
TO the beastly article that was inflicted here al
Tie same time last year.
The Galfelll .istge which is 10 be unveiled
with imposing ceremonies cost $4,000, OF
which $4,000 was appropriated by Congress
for the pedestal, and the other 81. 900 was
raised by his comrades Of the Amy Of tie
Cumberland. 1t stands in 4 Gree At the foot
Of Capitol Hill, sonthwe stell; from TIE Capi
lol, and is pedestrian fgnr.: 81 heroic size
It represents Garfield in a graceful attitude.
with one hand holding 4 manuscript, rs if he
were addressing the people, and the other
resting on a book supported by column,
willis his tap coat is thrown back, giving the
figure iiieiike appearance, Phe figure is of
course concealed from public view b, 4 wind
ing sheet of black cambria, but it was UT
draped for few minutes to be photographed,
and again re,lrapcd, 50 to remain until the
18th inst.
The inscription on The pedestal has been
criticised because it refers to Garfield as Sen
ator' and also "Member of Coz grtss." lie |
was never in fact a Senator but only Sena- |
tor-eieef. and strictly speaking there is no
such thing as ':menlber Of Congress but |
only Senators AID Representatives. in Con
gress.